The 660 lot summer sale by Mealy’s in Castlecomer on July 12 offers treasures including a Meissen porcelain ewer emblematic of the element fire (7,000-11,000), a painting of a Wild Boar attacked by a pack of dogs attributed to Franz Snyders (35,000-55,000) and a heavy large Georgian carved white mantle piece. This most interesting auction will include Oriental and European porcelain, antique furniture, portraits, silver and paintings. The catalogue is online and live internet bidding is available.
(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for July 6, 2016)
A Chinese porcelain butterfly vase UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,000 AT HAMMER
A HEAVY LATE GEORGIAN CARVED WHITE MARBLE MANTEL PIECE UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,400 AT HAMMER
A FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION OF A MASTERPIECE, Les Tres Riches Heures de Jean, Duc de Berry,edited by Franco Cosimo Panini, copy 508/550, UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,900 AT HAMMER
A wild boar attacked by a pack of dogs attributed to Franz Snyders UPDATE: THIS MADE 37,000 ON THE HAMMER
A Meissen ewer representing the element fire. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 12,000 AT HAMMER